A North Hollywood man convicted of killing a woman who fell from a moving vehicle onto the Foothill Freeway was sentenced Friday to 16 years to life in state prison, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.

With Los Angeles County supervisors weighing the possibility of boosting the minimum wage from its current $9 an hour, the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce held a town hall meeting Friday to discuss the possible effects of a wage hike.

Santa Clarita Valley Congressman Steve Knight released a letter Tuesday urging the Department of the Interior to take action in the immediate future to block development of the Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon.

Supervisors denied a request Tuesday from College of the Canyons to add its board elections to the county ballot after elections officials raised concerns with the college's planned shift to a new voting system.

County supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to add College of the Canyons board elections to the county ballot, but the Santa Clarita Valley community college may face an uphill battle to gain approval for the shift.

Santa Clarita city officials are urging residents to join the fight against the controversial California high-speed rail project and attend an "emergency" community meeting this evening to voice their opinions and concerns.

Newhall School District officials will hold a pair of public hearings over the next two weeks to explain and get feedback on the recent decision to move to voting areas for its future school board elections.